The Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine in Japan, is a lush, green nature park containing the island’s ancient cedars.
The film, Princess Mononoke, was filmed in the nature park, and was inspired by folklore set in the late Muromachi period of Japan (approximately 1336 to 1573 AD).
The story follows a young Emishi prince named Ashitaka, and his involvement in a struggle between the gods of a forest and the humans who consume its resources. The fi lm deals with themes of Shintoism and environmentalism.
The term Mononoke is not a name, but a Japanese word for supernatural, shapeshifting beings that possess people and cause suffering, disease, or death.
